Most misspelled word of 2013 -- Furlough

[Matt Marcinkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81

My vote (should I get one ) is for "bokay", also seen as "bookay", as in bokay of flowers. I see it on every other florists' changeable letter sign.

Those silly French words really trip folks up, don't they?

Lol, so bad. Never seen that before...florists in WNY must be intellectually superior to those in Ohio/Elsewhere

[NewJerseyMemories]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

There's a florist shop in Wyckoff, NJ, that's had signs out about bokays for years.

Wee, wee!

[NewJerseyMemories]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

I would have bet it was "advise" for "advice", or "loose" for "lose", but maybe that's just on City-Data.

I see "loose" for "lose" everywhere! Also mixing up your and you're, and also mixing up they're, there, and their.

I also see plurals constantly spelled with apostrophes now. I hate apostrophe abuse.

Apostrophe Abuse

[KathrynAragon]

Common ones I see are:

"Accidently" instead of "accidentally."

Also - "Isreal" instead of "Israel."

Oh, and I'm guilty of this one myself from time to time - "mantle" instead of "mantel" (as in a fireplace!).

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by NewJerseyMemories

I see "loose" for "lose" everywhere! Also mixing up your and you're, and also mixing up they're, there, and their.

I also see plurals constantly spelled with apostrophes now. I hate apostrophe abuse.

Apostrophe Abuse

Hey, I thought I was the one who made up that term.

[NewJerseyMemories]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Hey, I thought I was the one who made up that term.

You're the one who started these websites?

Apostrophe Abuse - Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve.

22 Disastrous Apostrophe Fails For International Apostrophe Day (PICTURES)

Apostrophe Protection Society

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by NewJerseyMemories

Wee, wee!

And walla!